懂中文 Dong Chinese

嗔

chēn

be angry at

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 真 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

真 sound component

真  Sound component

zhēn

  

real

Evolution

嗔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
嗔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

嗔  

chēn

be angry at, scold, rebuke; to be angry at; to be displeased and annoyed

Most common words with 嗔
Freq.
Word
Meaning

嗔

to be angry at

娇嗔

(of a girl) to feign anger coquettishly

嗔怪

to blame

嗔怒

to get angry

嗔怨

to complain